China successfully lands probe on moon

An unmanned Chinese spacecraft has landed on the moon, state media reports, marking only the second time the country had successfully placed a probe on the lunar surface.

The Chang’e-5 spacecraft “landed on the near side of the moon late Tuesday,” the Xinhua report says, citing the China National Space Administration.

A Long March-5 rocket carrying the Chang’e 5 lunar mission lifts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang in southern China’s Hainan province, early Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

— AFP

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